The main reason to keep it are: 1) network 2) what if we uncover a faster cpu/mem ? We would need to reintroduce file-systems. I'd say it's safe to deprecate it

The main reason to keep it are: 1) network 2) what if we uncover a faster cpu/mem ? We would need to reintroduce file-systems. I'd say it's safe to deprecate it after about 30 years after it become obsolete. (So we are sure nothing will surpass it any time soon.)